I recently had the pleasure of meeting the Choi family, descendants of Korean-American heritage. This encounter occurred during an introductory event, organized by professor David A. Mason. Douglas Choi, a representative of Sons of Rigor Films in Boston, attended the event with his two sons. The elder son is a junior majoring in computer engineering and an ROTC cadet at Harvard University, while the younger son is currently in high school. Professor Mason is renowned for his decades-long dedication to the study and research of Choe Chi-won.
With the loss of so-called “Korean age” that I ve written about lately, I ve started thinking about what else we ve lost, and what we still have. Are some of these remaining cultural items on their way out, too? Are they still worth keeping? Or should some of them be next to throw out the window?
Catholicism (Western learning) took root in China through the devotion of Matteo Ricci, an Italian priest. While serving as a missionary in China from 1583 to 1610, he played a significant role in introducing both the Catholic faith and European culture to China.